{"id":682628,"date":"2024-09-23T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/?p=682628"},"modified":"2024-09-23T04:42:43","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T12:42:43","slug":"jeff-bridges-natural-disasters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/cltr\/jeff-bridges-natural-disasters.html","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Bridges Reveals Harrowing Story Of Narrowly Avoiding Natural Disasters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/True-Grit-2010-Jeff-Bridges1-900x506.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-663605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/True-Grit-2010-Jeff-Bridges1-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/True-Grit-2010-Jeff-Bridges1-578x325.jpg 578w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/True-Grit-2010-Jeff-Bridges1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/True-Grit-2010-Jeff-Bridges1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/True-Grit-2010-Jeff-Bridges1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/True-Grit-2010-Jeff-Bridges1-1568x882.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/True-Grit-2010-Jeff-Bridges1-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/True-Grit-2010-Jeff-Bridges1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve all seen our fair share of Hollywood A-listers narrowly escaping disaster in any number of Roland Emmerich movies, though we tend to think of the actual movie stars as living comfortable, easygoing lives. This was certainly not the case for Jeff Bridges during January of 2018 however, as the <em>Big Lebowski<\/em> actor managed to barely survive multiple natural disasters in the span of a few short days. While discussing his harrowing tale on a recent episode of the podcast <em>Literally! With Rob Lowe<\/em>, Bridges estimated that he was caught in the crossfire of a \u201conce in 1,500 year\u201d event. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-8d5fcf0f-f7c6-43e7-aafb-2504f01e7fb2\" data-preventcollapse=\"true\" data-mobilecollapse=\"false\" data-desktopcollapse=\"false\">\n<div class=\"no-border wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-8d5fcf0f-f7c6-43e7-aafb-2504f01e7fb2\">\n <div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" aria-disabled=\"true\"\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-8d5fcf0f-f7c6-43e7-aafb-2504f01e7fb2\" tabindex=\"0\">\n <h4 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-8d5fcf0f-f7c6-43e7-aafb-2504f01e7fb2\">Escaping Mudslides And Wildfires<\/h4><div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down open\"><\/span>\n <\/div><\/div><div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-0-8d5fcf0f-f7c6-43e7-aafb-2504f01e7fb2\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/jeff-bridges-lebowski-900x503.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-238714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/jeff-bridges-lebowski-900x503.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/jeff-bridges-lebowski-578x323.jpg 578w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/jeff-bridges-lebowski-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/jeff-bridges-lebowski-1536x859.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/jeff-bridges-lebowski-1568x877.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/jeff-bridges-lebowski-1320x738.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/jeff-bridges-lebowski-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/jeff-bridges-lebowski.jpg 1770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">Specifically,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/jeff-bridges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jeff Bridges<\/a>\u00a0found himself nearly buried in a mudslide right after escaping from his California home, which was evacuated due to historic wildfires.<\/span> The story came up because Rob Lowe and Bridges are neighbors, and have lived side-by-side for decades. While recounting tales of the wildfires and subsequent mudslide, Rob Lowe confirmed that he was out of town during those events, possibly for a film shoot, though he feared for his son\u2019s life as he remained back in the family homestead.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"no-border wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-8d5fcf0f-f7c6-43e7-aafb-2504f01e7fb2\">\n <div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" aria-disabled=\"true\"\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-1-8d5fcf0f-f7c6-43e7-aafb-2504f01e7fb2\" tabindex=\"0\">\n <h4 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-8d5fcf0f-f7c6-43e7-aafb-2504f01e7fb2\">Thought It Was Bombs<\/h4><div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down open\"><\/span>\n <\/div><\/div><div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-1-8d5fcf0f-f7c6-43e7-aafb-2504f01e7fb2\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/jeff-bridges-the-giver-900x506.png\" alt=\"jeff bridges\" class=\"wp-image-550911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/jeff-bridges-the-giver-900x506.png 900w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/jeff-bridges-the-giver-578x325.png 578w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/jeff-bridges-the-giver-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/jeff-bridges-the-giver-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/jeff-bridges-the-giver.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jeff Bridges took a more proactive approach to the raging blaze, which was recorded as the deadliest and most destructive fire in California\u2019s history at the time, by fleeing with his wife to their second home in Montecito, California. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Bridges explained, this turned out to make things worse, as the second house was directly in the path of the Santa Barbara County mudslide, which left 23 individuals dead, and hundreds in peril. While speaking on his experience, the <em>True Grit<\/em> thespian stated “I was sleeping, and I hear boom! A big explosion, and I look out my window and the sky is all red. And then boom! I think we\u2019re getting bombed or something. I didn\u2019t know what was going on. Then I heard something that sounds like a train. And then boom, [the mudslide] hits our house.”\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"no-border wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-8d5fcf0f-f7c6-43e7-aafb-2504f01e7fb2\">\n <div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" aria-disabled=\"true\"\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-2-8d5fcf0f-f7c6-43e7-aafb-2504f01e7fb2\" tabindex=\"0\">\n <h4 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-8d5fcf0f-f7c6-43e7-aafb-2504f01e7fb2\">Bridges’ SOS<\/h4><div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down open\"><\/span>\n <\/div><\/div><div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-2-8d5fcf0f-f7c6-43e7-aafb-2504f01e7fb2\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/the-old-man-jeff-bridges-900x506.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-606912\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/the-old-man-jeff-bridges-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/the-old-man-jeff-bridges-578x325.jpg 578w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/the-old-man-jeff-bridges-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/the-old-man-jeff-bridges-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/the-old-man-jeff-bridges-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/the-old-man-jeff-bridges.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>While not every home in the mudslide\u2019s path was destroyed, Jeff Bridges claims that more than 4 feet of mud, rocks, and other debris came rushing directly into the downstairs part of his abode, prompting him and his wife to flee up the stairs to the highest point in the house. From there, they <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"lost\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57333\" href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/topic\/lost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lost<\/a> electricity and cell service, and waited while standing on a kitchen countertop for rescuers to arrive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, the couple heard helicopters circling overhead, though they soon realized that their home\u2019s secluded location in the woods may prevent them from being seen. In an act of quick thinking that would rival the heroism of any action movie hero, Jeff Bridges scrambled out of his home with a set of bed sheets, and arranged them into a giant \u201cSOS\u201d symbol in the mud. This got the attention of rescuers, and hopefully a few Hollywood screenwriters, because it would make an amazing motion picture. <\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"no-border wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-8d5fcf0f-f7c6-43e7-aafb-2504f01e7fb2\">\n <div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" aria-disabled=\"true\"\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-3-8d5fcf0f-f7c6-43e7-aafb-2504f01e7fb2\" tabindex=\"0\">\n <h4 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-8d5fcf0f-f7c6-43e7-aafb-2504f01e7fb2\">Everyone Safe, Pets Included<\/h4><div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down open\"><\/span>\n <\/div><\/div><div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-3-8d5fcf0f-f7c6-43e7-aafb-2504f01e7fb2\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/jeff-bridges-the-old-man-900x675.jpeg\" alt=\"jeff bridges the old man\" class=\"wp-image-369027\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/jeff-bridges-the-old-man-900x675.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/jeff-bridges-the-old-man-578x434.jpeg 578w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/jeff-bridges-the-old-man-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/jeff-bridges-the-old-man-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/jeff-bridges-the-old-man-1568x1176.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/jeff-bridges-the-old-man.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In closing remarks, Jeff Bridges joked about being airlifted away from the destruction zone and referenced a television interview he provided for local media at the time. The <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/ent\/johnny-depp-satan-film.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Carnival at the End of Days<\/a><\/em> actor said of his wife Sue said, “‘I’m taking my dog,’ and there was a shot of Sue in this hot pink coat with her little Yorkie going up into the helicopter.”<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"no-border wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-block-8d5fcf0f-f7c6-43e7-aafb-2504f01e7fb2\">\n <div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title-wrap\" aria-disabled=\"true\"\" aria-controls=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-4-8d5fcf0f-f7c6-43e7-aafb-2504f01e7fb2\" tabindex=\"0\">\n <h4 class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-title ub-content-toggle-title-8d5fcf0f-f7c6-43e7-aafb-2504f01e7fb2\">Sold The Home To Oprah Winfrey<\/h4><div class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-toggle-wrap right\"><span class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-state-indicator wp-block-ub-chevron-down open\"><\/span>\n <\/div><\/div><div role=\"region\" aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-ub-content-toggle-accordion-content-wrap\" id=\"ub-content-toggle-panel-4-8d5fcf0f-f7c6-43e7-aafb-2504f01e7fb2\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/oprah-winfrey-900x506.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-645214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/oprah-winfrey-900x506.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/oprah-winfrey-578x325.jpg 578w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/oprah-winfrey-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/oprah-winfrey-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/oprah-winfrey-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.giantfreakinrobot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/oprah-winfrey.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the ordeal was over and the wreckage had been cleared away, Jeff Bridges decided not to return to the home where this harrowing event took place. Apparently, he paid to have the site renovated and repaired before putting it on the market, and eventually sold the property to television and lifestyle icon Oprah Winfrey.\u00a0If that doesn’t sound like a perfect ending to a disaster movie, I don’t know what does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/jeff-bridges-what-an-adventure\/id1510058141?i=1000669990561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Literally! 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